Industry update Canopy keeps one toe in Colombia, inks regional supply deal The weed giant signed a one-year extract deal with Clever Leaves one week after it closed its Colombian operations Jared GnamApril 21, 2020
COVID-19 Weed advocacy groups call for prison depopulation to slow COVID-19 spread Cannabis Amnesty and the Drug Policy Alliance are asking their respective governments to allow non-violent offenders to be sent home Michelle GamageApril 20, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic will boost US cannabis legalization, but not until 2021, expert says The economic damage created by COVID-19 could accelerate policy reform, says Chris Lindsey of the Marijuana Policy Project Jared GnamApril 18, 2020
Canada Support this year’s 4/20 by buying illicit and being open about weed use, organizer says Celebrate the world's longest running cannabis prohibition protest by staying home Michelle GamageApril 17, 2020
COVID-19 Americans are spending their stimulus cheques on weed: Headset Canadian cannabis 2.0 sales are on the rise and other weekly insights from the data firm Nick LabaApril 17, 2020
News Psychedelic conference weighs treatment efficacy against mainstream viability Medical and therapeutic benefits are clear even if scalability isn't Michelle GamageApril 16, 2020
COVID-19 Planet 13 ramps up Nevada delivery to avoid pandemic-related sales drop The operator of the world's largest weed store reported US$16.6 million in Q1 revenue, but now it can only offer delivery during COVID-19 crisis Jared GnamApril 16, 2020
Cannabis Canopy closes international operations, expects up to $800M in charges The latest in a series of aggressive cutbacks spearheaded by new CEO David Klein Nick LabaApril 16, 2020
The weed wire Revenues grow while earnings slow for Valens COVID-19 has cooled the overall demand for extraction services, but executives hold out hope for the rest of 2020 Nick LabaApril 14, 2020
Cannabis Organigram details revenue drop and debt violation in earnings report The company said lower general sales volumes were offset by higher medical and international sales Nick LabaApril 14, 2020